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"On Thursday evening, Nov. 14, five outstanding Memorial alumni, as selected by a committee of their peers, will be honoured at the Alumni Tribute Awards 2002: Celebrating Excellence, at the Marine Institute Campus of Memorial University. This week we are pleased to feature their words… their inspiration… their “quotes.”
"Education
was important in my family. It started with my mother Enid Coveyduck who
graduated as a teacher from Memorial College in 1929. She raised three
boys and three girls and taught us from a very early age to value education.
So it was only natural that we all went to Memorial."
—Eric Jerrett (Dip. Eng.’61) recipient of the Alumni Tribute Award for Lifetime Achievement
"If
I could change one thing it would be to let people see what is possible
in their lives no matter what their circumstances, because, out of that
realization comes a feeling of empowerment that would completely transform
the world."
—Heather (Shapter) Billou (BA ’89) the first recipient of the Alumni Horizon Award for alumni under the age of 35 years.
"Memorial
University broadened my horizons, helped me to understand how much I was
capable of, and prepared me for my life’s work as a teacher, student
advocate and administrator."
—Dr. Wayne Ludlow (B.Sc.’62, B.Ed.’63, M.Ed.’69) recipient of the J. D. Eaton Award for outstanding volunteer service to Memorial University.
"Memorial
was hugely important to my career. Dr. Ian Bowmer got me interested in
infectious diseases. He encouraged me to make the most of a very wide-ranging
and comprehensive experience. I could have studied elsewhere but it would
have been a mistake in terms of my professional development."
—Dr. R. Bruce Aylward (B.Sc./MD ’85) recipient of the 2002 Alumni Tribute Award for Outstanding Professional Achievement.
"People
have changed their attitude towards animals, they have changed their attitudes
towards the earth. And that is important. But many are still intolerant
of other people, or say it’s none of their concern because it doesn’t
touch them. When I see people in need it stirs my soul and I have to go
with it."
— Sara Sexton, Memorial College, recipient of the 2002 Alumni Tribute Award for Outstanding Community Service.
Do you have any interesting alumni notes and quotes to report? Send them to wkearley@mun.ca
